The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion/The International Noise Conspiracy, Manchester University 10th April 2002.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / The International Noise Conspiracy, Manchester University 2002.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have just released their
latest album ‘Plastic Fang’ and have taken to the road in support of it,
bringing along The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the International Noise Conspiracy for
the ride.
Having caught the tail end of The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s set due
to Mancunian traffic, for TINC started the night off for us by showing the
Manchester audience how to create and almighty mix of rock and politics whilst
avoiding the cheese factor. Smash It Up, Up For Sale…. They all steamroll along
from a band who look as if they just have stepped out of school, even though
they have been going in one for m or another for nearly a decade.
It feels as though the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have been
going forever, but that doesn’t stop them blasting through many highlights from
their often glorious, often drab past. Songs such as Disect and Bellbottoms
stand up perfectly against new material such as the singles She Said and Money
Rock ‘n’ Roll which, although not going down too well with the critics, goes
down a storm in front of a near ecstatic Mancunian throng.
It feels like the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion have
been going forever, but they’re as reliable as The Ramones when it comes to
gigs. You know what you’re going to get, and as tonight proved, you know it’ll
be good.
